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Clinton County, Pennsylvania

Clinton County had 37,865 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 889.6 square miles of land. It ranks 55th of 67 in Pennsylvania by population and 15th by land area.

Population
37,865
#55 of 67 in Pennsylvania · #1,241 in US
Area
889.6 sq mi
#15 of 67 in Pennsylvania · #891 in US
Density
43 / sq mi
#58 of 67 in Pennsylvania · #1,614 in US
Median household income
$55,946
#61 of 67 in Pennsylvania · #2,239 in US

Census Vintage 2024 estimates · SAIPE 2023 income · 2024 Gazetteer land area

Clinton County within Pennsylvania. Pin: Harrisburg.

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Clinton County population, land area and income

Clinton County had 37,865 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 889.6 square miles of land. It ranks 55th of 67 in Pennsylvania by population and 15th by land area. That works out to 42.6 people per square mile, below the US average of 96.3, and below the national county median.

The median county-equivalent in Pennsylvania has 82,953 residents, so Clinton County has 46% of the typical county's population.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $55,946 is below the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

37,865

3144th1st

1241st of 3,144 (US)

Land area

890 sq mi

3144th1st

891st of 3,144 (US)

Density

42.6 / sq mi

3144th1st

1614th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$55,946

3143rd1st

2239th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Pennsylvania (67)

Population

37,865

67th1st

55th of 67 (PA)

Land area

890 sq mi

67th1st

15th of 67 (PA)

Density

42.6 / sq mi

67th1st

58th of 67 (PA)

Median household income

$55,946

67th1st

61st of 67 (PA)

How Clinton County's population changed since 2020

Clinton County gained 488 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 1.3%. That ranks 21st of 67 in Pennsylvania for growth. The median Pennsylvania county changed by -0.5%, and the state as a whole by +0.6%.

Since the April 2020 estimates base, Clinton County recorded 1,761 births and 1,963 deaths, a natural change of -202. Net international migration added +76 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +589. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 589 people.

37.4k202038.0k202137.9k202237.9k202337.9k2024
Census Vintage 2024 county estimates for July 1 of each year. The axis starts above zero so year-to-year changes are visible.

Components of change, April 2020 to July 2024

Births
1,761
Deaths
1,963
Net international migration
+76
Net domestic migration
+589
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+13

Where Clinton County is

The Census internal point of Clinton County is at 41.239500, -77.629000. It sits in UTM zone 18N. The map shades Pennsylvania's 67 county-equivalents by population change from 2020 to 2024, darker for faster growth, with Clinton County outlined. Dots are towns of 1,000+ people with residents in it.

Adams County: +4.0%Potter County: -2.4%Sullivan County: +1.6%Bucks County: +0.6%Carbon County: +1.5%McKean County: -2.3%Montour County: -0.1%Fulton County: -0.9%Columbia County: +2.0%Cameron County: -4.1%Elk County: -2.6%Bradford County: -0.4%Bedford County: +0.1%York County: +3.2%Monroe County: -1.1%Forest County: -5.2%Berks County: +2.4%Cambria County: -2.3%Franklin County: +2.1%Snyder County: -0.3%Somerset County: -2.5%Clarion County: -0.9%Indiana County: -0.2%Lackawanna County: +0.6%Wyoming County: -1.0%Lawrence County: -2.0%Mercer County: -2.2%Lehigh County: +3.0%Northampton County: +3.3%Cumberland County: +5.9%Fayette County: -3.6%Jefferson County: -2.5%Centre County: +1.2%Lebanon County: +1.4%Union County: -1.2%Clinton County: +1.3%Chester County: +4.8%Montgomery County: +2.6%Wayne County: +0.5%Pike County: +6.5%Susquehanna County: -0.6%Allegheny County: -1.4%Clearfield County: -2.9%Butler County: +2.7%Beaver County: -1.4%Crawford County: -2.1%Washington County: +0.5%Venango County: -1.7%Warren County: -3.0%Blair County: -2.0%Huntingdon County: -1.6%Lancaster County: +1.9%Luzerne County: +1.9%Westmoreland County: -1.0%Juniata County: -0.4%Armstrong County: -2.7%Tioga County: -0.8%Delaware County: +1.4%Northumberland County: -1.7%Mifflin County: -0.5%Lycoming County: -0.8%Perry County: +2.1%Philadelphia County: -1.7%Schuylkill County: +1.1%Dauphin County: +2.2%Greene County: -5.3%Erie County: -1.1%
Change 2020 to 2024
  1. < -2.2%
  2. < -1.0%
  3. < +0.1%
  4. < +1.9%
  5. ≥ +1.9%
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Orange pin: Clinton County internal point. Dark pin: Harrisburg.

Internal point

Decimal
41.239500, -77.629000
DMS
41°14'22.20"N 77°37'44.40"W
UTM
18N 279689.1E 4568677.6N
Geohash
dr2f9e2m3
Plus code
87H469QC+R9

Towns in Clinton County

5 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Clinton County, 13,784 people together, or 36% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Clinton County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Lock Haven with 8,531.

  1. 01Lock Haven8,531
  2. 02Avis1,467
  3. 03Mill Hall1,467
  4. 04Flemington1,268
  5. 05Renovo1,051
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Clinton County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Clinton County. The most populous is Centre County, PA, with 159,805 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Harrisburg and the nearest big city

Harrisburg is 77.9 miles SSE of Clinton County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Allentown, PA (population 127,138), 120.8 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Williamsport, PA (population 27,628), 30.8 miles away.

Clinton County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Clinton County is 42035: state code 42 for Pennsylvania plus county code 035. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $55,946.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Clinton County, Pennsylvania?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 37,865. That is up 488 people (1.3%) from the July 2020 estimate of 37,377.

What is the FIPS code of Clinton County?

42035. The first two digits (42) are Pennsylvania; the last three (035) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Clinton County?

Lock Haven, with 8,531 residents inside Clinton County in 2024.

Which counties border Clinton County?

6 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Centre County, PA; Lycoming County, PA; Clearfield County, PA; Union County, PA; Potter County, PA; Cameron County, PA.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 population estimates, 2024 Gazetteer land area and internal points, SAIPE 2023 median household income.

  1. 01Census Vintage 2024 county population estimates
  2. 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, counties
  3. 03Census SAIPE 2023 state and county estimates
  4. 04Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  5. 05Census 2024 county adjacency file
  6. 06Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)

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